eignarfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From eign (“ownership”) + fall (“case”), as the genitive often denotes ownership or belonging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiknarˌfatl/

Noun

eignarfall n (genitive singular eignarfalls, nominative plural eignarföll)

1. (grammar) the genitive case

   Forsetningin ‚til' er oft notuð til að finna eignarfallið.

   The preposition 'til' is often used to find the genitive case.

Declension

declension of eignarfall

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eignarfall	eignarfallið	eignarföll	eignarföllin
accusative	eignarfall	eignarfallið	eignarföll	eignarföllin
dative	eignarfalli	eignarfallinu	eignarföllum	eignarföllunum
genitive	eignarfalls	eignarfallsins	eignarfalla	eignarfallanna

Related terms

• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þágufall (“dative case”)
• þolfall (“accusative case”)